2006 Toyota Corolla Other / unspecified Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FACTORY SPARE WHEEL FRACTURED ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONSUMER STATED THE AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES AT 40 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS RIDING ROUGH. THE SPARE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. UPDATED 12/11/2017*JS

NHTSA ID

11022818

Incident

Sep 8, 2017

TOYOTA WAS SUPPOSED TO REPLACE THE RUSTED WHEELS BUT IT APPEARS THEY EITHER JUST REPAINTED THEM OR REPLACED THEM WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE WHEEL. THE WHEELS ARE RUSTING EXCESSIVELY. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ADVISING ME THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS ON RECALL LIST BUT PART IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME NO MENTION WAS MADE OF THE DRIVER SIDE OR SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS. WHEN I TELEPHONED TOYOTA, I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT NO RECALL WAS BEING ISSUED FOR DRIVER SIDE OR SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS. THIS CAR HAS HAD SURGE ISSUES, RUSTED WHEELS, TIRES 6 AND 8 YEARS OLD AT TIME CAR WAS PURCHASED AS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE, NOW SHRAPNEL DANGER FROM AIRBAGS WITH NO RECALL. I PUT 8500 MILES ON CAR FIRST YEAR I OWNED IT. THEN SURGE OCCURRED AND NOW IT ONLY HAS 14500 MILES SINCE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. TOYOTA WANTS ME TO GIVE IT TO DEALER TO HOLD UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. NO GUARANTEE RE DAMAGE DUE TO CAR SITTING ON DEALERS LOT FOR MONTHS I.E. RUSTED BRAKES, ENGINE, ETC FROM SITTING UNUSED FOR MONTHS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. TOYOTA SHOULD BE MADE TO TAKE BACK THIS VEHICLE AND REPLACE IT WITH NEW COROLLA. I BOUGHT IT NEW SINCE I WAS RETIRING AND NOW RETIRED AND CAN NOT AFFORD NEW CAR. SO I AM STUCK WITH IT AND CAN NOT DRIVE IT OR ENJOY MY RETIREMENT OR VISIT RELATIVES SINCE I CAN NOT DRIVE CAR ON HIGHWAY. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.

NHTSA ID

10758620

Incident

Nov 4, 2005

Mileage

14,500 mi

THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED @. WALMART RTE 6 NORTH DARTMOUTH,MA ,PARKING LOT. I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS HAPPENED PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE CAR SPED UP WENT OVER AND ACROSS A 4 FOOT ISLAND WITH SHRUBS AND ON TOP OF THE HOOD OF ANOTHER COROLLA. *TR

NHTSA ID

10640079

Incident

Dec 29, 2011

Mileage

15,000 mi

THIS HAPPENED ON I-95 NORTH IN MARYLAND BETWEEN MD-32 AND MD-175. AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION OF MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA CAME APART. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STARTED MAKING NOISE AND BEGAN TO SHAKE. I LOST CONTROL FOR A FEW SECONDS FROM THE SHAKING AND THE FEELING AS IF SOMEONE WAS PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. ONCE I GATHERED THAT SOMETHING HAD FAILED (VS. A COLLISION WITH A SMALL OBJECT), I WAS ABLE TO SUPPLY EXTRA GAS AND GRIP THE WHEEL HARD TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. WHILE MAKING MY WAY OFF THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR SQUEALED AND GRINDED. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO GET INTO GEAR AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT THE TWO STOP LIGHTS BETWEEN THE HIGHWAY AND THE FIRST PARKING LOT I COULD FIND. I WAS FORTUNATE. MY RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT ALL FOUR WHEELS HAVE LOCKED FOR OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.CHANGE.ORG/PETITIONS/UNBEARABLE-TRANSMISSION-BEARING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10505246

Incident

Mar 29, 2013

Mileage

168,000 mi

I BACKED MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA INTO A FRIEND'S DRIVEWAY, AND THEN PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE TO STRAIGHTEN IT A BIT. THE CAR SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING SHOT ACROSS THE STREET (PERHAPS AT 45-50 MPH), WENT OVER A 6" HIGH CEMENT RETAINING CURBING, AND ACROSS A LAWN INTO ANOTHER DRIVEWAY. ALL THE WHILE I HAD MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE (NOT THE GAS PEDAL). I SWERVED THE WHEEL TO AVOID HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE, AND THE HOUSE. I FINALLY GOT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, AND AT LAST THE BRAKES ENGAGED, AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AVOIDING A PICK-UP TRUCK IN THE DRIVEWAY AND A TREE. DURING THIS ENTIRE TIME THE ENGINE WAS LOUDLY REVVING. OTHER THAN 3 SHREDDED TIRES AND 2 RUINED RIMS, THE CAR SEEMS TO BE INTACT. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND HOPE FOR A SUCCESSFUL RESOLUTION. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, HOWEVER, SAID THAT SINCE IT IS NOT UNDER RECALL THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. MEANWHILE I WILL BE FEARFUL EVERY TIME I GET BEHIND THE WHEEL, WHICH I HAVE YET TO DO! 3 NEW TIRES AND 2 NEW RIMS IS A SMALL PRICE TO PAY - IT COULD HAVE BEEN MY LIFE! HAD CARS BEEN PASSING BY ON THIS NORMALLY BUSY STREET, OR CHILDREN WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK ON THEIR WAY HOME FROM SCHOOL - OTHER LIVES AS WELL COULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN..THIS WAS A TERRIFYING EVENT! JUDGING FROM ALL OF THE SIMILAR STORIES WRITTEN REGARDING THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR, TOYOTA NEEDS TO DO A RECALL TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM ONCE AND FOR ALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10496026

Incident

Jan 26, 2010

Mileage

51,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CURB AND THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE HUBCAP DETACHED FROM THE WHEEL. THE HUBCAP WAS REATTACHED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER HUBCAP DETACHED FROM THE WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. THE HUBCAP WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

NHTSA ID

10491977

Incident

Jan 8, 2013

Mileage

73,000 mi

THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY IS MOUNTED IN THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK , HANGING DOWN SUBMERGED IN THE GAS. ONE OF THE POWER WIRES FROM THE PUMP ASSY. GOING TO THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AT THE TOP MOUNTING PLATE OF THE PUMP, WAS BADLY BURNED AND MELTED CAUSING THE PUMP NOT TO WORK WHEN IT WARMED UP ALONG WITH THIS ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. REMEMBER THIS IS INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. THIS COULD HAVE CREATED A SERIOUS EXPLOSION ! TOYOTA ISSUED A RECALL FOR "ECM" (ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE) PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH STALLING ENGINE, SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND ENGINE CRANKS AND WILL NOT START. I THINK SOME OF THE "ECM " PROBLEMS COULD HAVE BEEN MIS-DIAGNOSED AND WERE THIS BURNT WIRE AND CONNECTOR FROM THE FUEL PUMP. ON TOP OF THAT THIS REPAIR COST ME APPROX. $1500.00 BUT MAYBE IT SAVED MY LIFE. FOR SAFETY REASONS ALONE , THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AND RESOLVED. I HOPE THIS MIGHT HELP SOMEONE ELSE BEFORE THEY ARE HURT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10441494

Incident

Nov 23, 2009

Mileage

69,000 mi

I HAVE TOYOTA COROLLA 2006 LE IN WHICH A/C STOP WORKING AS OF 4/25/10. IT WAS WORKING LAST WEEK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10397976

Incident

Apr 25, 2011

Mileage

76,000 mi

I HAVE TOYOTA COROLLA 2006 LE IN WHICH A/C STOP WORKING AS OF 4/25/10. IT WAS WORKING LAST WEEK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10397972

Incident

Apr 24, 2011

Mileage

74,782 mi

I AM ASKING FOR AN INVESTIGATION BEING DONE FOR MY VEHICLE WHICH WAS ABOUT TO KILLED ME ON WEDNESDAY JANUARY 26TH 2011. I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK AROUND 11:30 PM AND MY TOYOTA COROLLA MADE A SPIN ROUND TWO TIMES AND WAS ABOUT TO TURN OVER BEFORE THE ENGINE SEIZED. AND TEN MINUTES BEFORE THAT MY CAR RUN THROUGH THE RED LIGHT ON ROCKAWAY TURNPIKE, I CALLED UP TOYOTA AND MADE AN COMPLAINT. THEY TOLD ME SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET IN CONTACT WITH ME WITHIN THREE BUSINESS DAY BUT NO ONE DID NOT. I ALSO CALLED TOYOTA A FEW AGO ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE ,BUT THEY STATED THAT MY CAR IN NOT IN THE RECALLED. I HAVE A 2006 COROLLA. MOST OF THE TIME WHEN EVER I TRY TO STEP MY FEET ON THE BRAKES ITS LIKE SOME THING IS HOLD THE BRAKE FROM GOING DOWN. I WOULD BE VERY GRATEFUL IF SOMEONE COULD PLEASE HELP ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OR ELSE I WILL DIE IN THAT CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10379909

Incident

Jan 26, 2011

2006 TOYOTA COROLLA AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED BLOWING AT 51,000 MILES. AFTER REVIEWING SEVERAL POSTS ON AUTO REPAIR SITES IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPS WORKING ON 2006 MODELS BETWEEN 48,000 AND 55,000 MILES SOME ISSUES HAVE BEEN CONDENSER AND OTHERS ARE THE BLOWER AND/OR RELAY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10358149

Incident

Sep 28, 2010

Mileage

51,000 mi

MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS RUST / CORROSION IN ITS ALUMINUM RIMS . I HAVE NEVER KNOWN ALUMINUM TO RUST. I HAVE TRIED CONTACTING TOYOTA AND MY LOCAL DEALER AND GET NO RESPONSE OR REASON AS TO WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10313805

Incident

Feb 24, 2010

Mileage

36,000 mi

THE WHEELS OF MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA WERE RUSTING, WHILE UNDER WARRANTY THE DEALER REMOVED THEM AND REPAINTED THEM. NOW THEY ARE RUSTING AGAIN WITH ONLY 19,000 MILES ON THE CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10300011

Incident

Jan 16, 2010

STEEL WHEELS BEGAN RUSTING. AFTER HAGGLING, DEALER REMOVED WHEELS AND TIRES AND REPAINTED THE WHEELS AND MOUNTED THE TIRES. THIS WAS IN APRIL 2009, MILEAGE 17,500. *TR

NHTSA ID

10273262

Incident

Apr 15, 2009